Worth it for the right player.
It's at its lowest recorded price, $2.99.
- Story and characters: 81 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Audio: 14 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 13 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Bugs: 4 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 230 player reviews · updated 6 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 112 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
The gameplay is as constrained as it could possibly be, and Hitchhiker plays out a slow, meandering philosophical conversation about many existential topics that never seemed to come together in a coherent narrative.
The writing and voice acting are consistently engaging, giving each encounter a weight and texture that elevates the narrative beyond simple dialogue exchanges.
The graphics are super cool and unique, the music is immersive but doesn't draw all your attention, and the plot line is engaging with great pacing.
You're just here for the ride, trying your best to listen to the five drivers you'll be hitching a ride with.
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $2.99 (−80%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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